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Moctezuma

Proper noun

Meaning

Aztec emperor from 1440 to 1469.

Aztec emperor from 1502 to 1520, during which time the Spanish conquest of Mexico began.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats and kept very clean. Hernando Cortes

According to the Dominican friar Diego Durán in The History of the Indies of New Spain (published c. 1581), mushrooms were eaten in festivities conducted on the occasion of the accession to the throne of Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in 1502. Source: Internet

According to Díaz, she spoke to emissaries from Moctezuma in their native tongue Nahuatl and pointed to Cortés as the chief Spaniard to speak for them. Source: Internet

Among the Aztecs' greatest achievements, Moctezuma and Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco organized the construction and completion of a double aqueduct pipe system, supplying the city of Tenochtitlan with fresh water. Source: Internet

Coe, M. 2008, p. 193 Outside was the palace of Moctezuma with 100 rooms, each with its own bath, for the lords and ambassadors of allies and conquered people. Source: Internet

Cortés, H. 1520, p. 77. Though no serious conclusions were made, this started the relationship between Moctezuma and the Spaniards on a bad note. Source: Internet

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